Parachute toy



May 5, 1925.

R. L. MILLER PARACHUTE TOY Filed Dec. 8, 1924 'RIc'HARD ROE TOYS INVENTOR ATT ohM'EY Patented May 5,1925.

UNITED "STATES PATENTOFFICE;

RALPH 1-.3MILLER, or DAYTGN, 01110.

PARAGHUTE TOY.

Application fi Ied Decem-ber s. 1924. Serial No. 754,559.

To all whom 2'2? alloy concern:

lle it known that l, RALEII L. ll inimin, a

citizen of the United States, residing in the city of l.)ayton. in the county of hlontgomery and State of Ohio, have invented certain new and useful lll'lPYOVGIHGHtS in Parachute Toys, of which the following is a specitcation.

This invention relates to new and useful improvements in parachute toys, and relates particularly to a substantially fiat toy oi? this type thatmay be used for advertising purposes. i

i It is the principal object ol myinvention to provide a relatively flat member againstone face of which a parachute is held by an elastic band which, atter the member is thrown into the air, automatically unwinds itselt from a projection on the member to permit the para-chuteto unfold and slowly carry it to the ground.

This flat member may bear on each side suitable advertising matter to make it possible for a store, in return for the advertis ing value that it has, to give the toy to children for their amusement. Being substan tially flat, and with the parachute capable of being tightly compressed against it, the toy will occupy but small space in a package,

thereby enabling .itto be sent to a child in an envelope at small cost, or to be placed, in large numbers, in a package for wholesale shipment. y r t In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is a perspective view of my parachute toy, showing how the parachute is held against one face of the flat member by the rubber band when the top is not in use. Figure 2 is a perspective view otthe toy, showing how the free end of the rubber band is held against the flat member by the thumb of the hand prior to its being sailed into the air. Figure 3 is a side elevational view of theflat member being carried to the ground by the parachute. And Figure 4 is a side view of the toy whose liat member is of different shape than that shown in the preceding figures.

Referring to the accompanying drawings for a detailed description 01 my invention,

the numeral 1 designates a sul'istantially flat.

heart-sluiped member constructed 01 cardboard, wood or other suitable material. (See Figures 1, 2 and 23.) Preferably integral with, and projecting from, the upper straight edge of the member 1, is a radial projection 2 formed with a notch 3 in its upper end.

advertising purposes.

Suitably connected to the middle part of i the tlatm-ember 1 is one end oil band such as the rubber band which is tree to be passed overa folded parachute o and then.

member in an upright position to the ground Vhen it is desired to sail the flat member 1 into the air, the free end of the band l is removed From the notch 3, after which a sutiicient length of it is unwound from the projection 2 to extend down over the parachute 5 to be pressed against. the face of the flat member 1 by the thumb oi the thrower, as in Figure 2; It may, however, be held against the flat member in any other manner by the hand which is used to throw it.

Directly the flat member 1 is sailed into the air by the thrower, the outer end of the rubber band a will be left free to unwind itself from the projection 2 until, when said member is well in the air, the band will antomatically release the compressed top of the parachute 5. The latter will then open to gracefully carry the member 1 to the ground to amusea child and illustrate for him some of the principles of gravityand flight.

In Figure 4; I have shown the flat member 1 as a five sided figure to illustrate that it may be formed in any attractive shape. Below the parachute 5, desired a'd\'*ertising matter may be placed upon the flat member 1. such as The John Doe Dept. Store inv Figures 1, 2 and3. and the words, Richard Roe toys in Figured. Thus, it may be profit.- able for a store to give away these toys for Being substantially flat, they may be mailed in envelopes to prospective customers.

Having described my invention, 1 claim:

1. A toy comprising a substantially flat member tree to be sailed into the air and tormed with a projection, a band connected at one end to the flat member, with its other end tree to be wound around the projection on the that member and then to extend down for pressure against it by the thrower, and a parachuteconnected at one end to said flat n'iemher and held againstone face of it by the band until the pressure againstthe free end of the latter is released, by the thrower, tor the purpose specified.

A toy comprising a substai'itiaiiy flat inember free to be sailed into the air and formed with a radial projection, a hand con nected at one end to the fiat member near its middle portion, with itsother end free to be wound around the projection on the flat member and then to extend down for pressure against it by the thrower, and a parachute connected at one end to the upper part of the flat member and held in a folded position against one face of it by the band until the pressure against the free end of the latter is released by the thrower, for the purpose specified.

In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand this 5th. day of December, 1924.

RALPH L. MILLER. Witness:

Howmn S. SMITH. 

